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Banned by Tehran, Barred by London: UK’s Iranian Double Standard
London’s film festival crowned films about empire and exile as Britain refused a visa to an Iranian director Tehran bans, while backing a Persian film for the Oscars.
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Danny Boyle and Ben Affleck Just Gave Broke Studios a Green Light for AI
Danny Boyle says he would use AI again after putting Margaret Thatcher's face on an actor in Ink. With Ben Affleck and Alex Gibney, the stars are leading studios into AI.
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The Other Israel Film Festival: Hammered by Israel’s Friends, Shunned by Palestinians
200 Meters was branded normalisation for screening at the Other Israel Film Festival. Its director, Isaac Zablocki, explains why the festival carries Israel's name, and why American Jews have started to listen.
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Israel Had Three Films in Cannes. Their Directors Used Them Against It
Cannes picked one Arab film and three Israeli ones, and some cried bias. The Israeli directors, fierce critics of their government, used the festival to denounce Israel.
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Venice 2018 Welcomes Netflix as Alfonso Cuarón Brings Roma
Venice embraces the streaming films Cannes excluded. Alfonso Cuarón explains why Roma went to Netflix, amid a festival of Hollywood stars, Arab films and virtual reality.
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Dubai International Film Festival empowers female directors in the Middle East
While the region around it has descended in political chaos and religious strife, Dubai continues to flourish and prosper, becoming an oasis of harmony and progress, where the natives constitute less than…
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Sundance movies explore the terrifying impact of authority on human behaviour
Participating movies in the Sundance film festival are usually made on shoestring budgets and often by first-time directors, but they are rich in their substance, bold in their themes and unique in…
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Great performances but no clear winner at Toronto International Film Festival
In the last 10 days, hundreds of thousands of film fans and experts descended on Toronto charged with great expectations and hopes to discover next year’s potential Best Picture Oscar winner.
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Why does Toronto International Film Festival matter?
Last week, Venice Film Festival rocked the film industry with the opening of Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu’s “Birdman,” which has become an instant favourite to dominate next year’s Oscars.
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A Film Festival in a Day, at Edinburgh 2014
Every film festival has its own identity and they’re all about so much more than just watching films.